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re: I hope 1917 doesn't disappoint
Posted on 12/29/19 at 12:22 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Posted on 12/29/19 at 12:22 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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Because WWI wasn’t about saving the Jews.
No, its cause WW1 doesnt have clear cut bad guys like WW2..and the technology (biplanes and blimps) isnt as cool as Spitfires, P-51 and Tiger Tanks etc
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Posted on 12/29/19 at 12:47 pm to SEC. 593
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It's probably more that WWI wasn't really an American war.
Hollywood hates America though. The Patriot is the only big budget modern American Revolutionary War film I can think of and it came out 18 years ago. And that war last for years so there is plenty of subject matter to do a film on.
Posted on 12/29/19 at 12:47 pm to stateofplay
I’m honestly surprised there weren’t more WW1 movies over the past few years given it was the centenary of the war. The Great War would seem natural fodder for the type of stuff that today’s progressive filmmakers like - moral ambiguity since everyone was more or less at fault, senseless slaughter on a massive scale, the realization that the path Western civilization had taken in the decades leading up to the war (colonialism, industrialization, and capitalism) indirectly led to the war itself, the culpability of patriotism in sending men to the front, the expanded role of women in the workforce given the shortage of men, etc.
Posted on 12/29/19 at 1:00 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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I like WWII movies but that's a big reason there are so many European theater movies compared to the Pacific theater. which was a much larger effort with more troops involved, more casualties and lasted longer. It is what it is. I don't really care. Just recognizing the reality.
Eh, the Nazis are just such a ready made enemy that needs no explanation or introduction. Plus the Pacific theatre was not nearly as glamorous or exciting as the European theatre. Also the Euro theatre was the major overall part of the war, even if not so for America
Posted on 12/29/19 at 1:19 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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There's more about the European theater and the Nazis.
Saving Pvt Ryan was obviously produced by a Jew and had nothing to do "saving Jews"
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Just recognizing the reality.
No you're not.Its boarderline delusional and obviously anti semetic
Posted on 12/29/19 at 1:26 pm to RD Dawg
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No you're not.Its boarderline delusional and obviously anti semetic
You can disagree with my conclusions but calling them anti-semetic is the only delusional thing going on here. 
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:13 pm to proger
I'm in BR and was wondering the same thing. I saw it came out on Christmas but it turns out its national release isnt until January 10 I believe.
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:15 pm to LSUlefty
Go see it and tell us
Posted on 12/29/19 at 3:01 pm to Jaydeaux
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Wasn’t it shot in a single take or something?
It was filmed and edited to seem like it was a single take.
Posted on 12/29/19 at 3:13 pm to proger
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Anyone know why no New Orleans theatres are showing this?
It gets a wide release Jan 10th. Only in limited release right now
Posted on 12/29/19 at 3:43 pm to LSUlefty
It’s showing in Chicago. Going to try to catch it Wednesday or Friday
Posted on 12/29/19 at 4:12 pm to RD Dawg
quote:I mean
Saving Pvt Ryan was obviously produced by a Jew and had nothing to do "saving Jews"
Posted on 12/29/19 at 5:18 pm to blueboy
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I mean
A Jewish character="saving Jews"
WTF?
Posted on 12/29/19 at 5:24 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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but calling them anti-semetic
Exactly what is.You stated there weren't many WWI movies because they weren't about "saving the Jews"
WTF else would call it other than anti semetic?
Posted on 12/29/19 at 6:17 pm to RD Dawg
quote:Not anti-semetic
WTF else would call it other than anti semetic?
Link to where I said something disparaging to jews?Posted on 12/29/19 at 6:38 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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is.You stated there weren't many WWI movies because they weren't about "saving the Jews
That enough? Why would even say such an idiotic thing?
You REALLY think this is the reason for more WWII movies?
Why do we have do we have more Vietnam movies as opposed to Korean war movies?
Posted on 12/29/19 at 6:55 pm to SeeeeK
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local guys who have seen the flick(they are voters for academy awards), said it was f'in brilliant
I’m not sure that’s a good endorsement. Academy voters generally have terrible opinions.
Posted on 12/29/19 at 7:01 pm to stateofplay
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No, its cause WW1 doesnt have clear cut bad guys like WW2..and the technology (biplanes and blimps) isnt as cool as Spitfires, P-51 and Tiger Tanks etc
I'd say it doesn't have clear-cut good guys (except for us). But regardless, we were involved less than a year and still lost 100K.
But in Europe WWI was devastating in human loss; and it had no real purpose on either side.
Posted on 12/29/19 at 7:36 pm to RD Dawg
quote:I think it’s one of the reasons. Also one of the reasons there’s more about the European theater than the pacific. That’s not an anti-Semitic view
You REALLY think this is the reason for more WWII movies?
There are other reasons of course. WWII was the greatest military conflict in human history being one. But let’s be honest, Hollywood loooooves to tell the story of the evil Nazis.
Posted on 12/29/19 at 8:02 pm to RD Dawg
quote:Well, not just "a jewish character." He holds his star and gets in the faces of the German soldiers. It's definitely there to remind the viewer of that aspect of the war.
A Jewish character="saving Jews"
I think he meant that the European theater was about saving the Jews, which makes it more desirable by Hollywood, not that every movie was literally about saving them.
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